Tengzhou
滕州市 | |
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Coordinates: 35°05′N 117°09′E / 35.083°N 117.150°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shandong |
Prefecture-level city | Zaozhuang |
Township-level divisions | 21 |
Government | |
• CPC Committee Secretary | Shao Shiguan (邵士官) |
• Mayor | Liu Wenqiang (刘文强) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,485 km2 (573 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 1,756,300 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 277500 |
Area code | 0632 |
Website | tengzhou.gov.cn |
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Chinese | 滕州 | ||||||||
Postal | Tengchow | ||||||||
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Tengzhou (Chinese: 滕州; pinyin: Téngzhōu) is a county-level city of Zaozhuang, Shandong province of the People's Republic of China, and is the site of the feudal vassal State of Teng during the Spring and Autumn period.
Tengzhou was likely the birthplace of the philosopher Mozi, and the city hosts the Mozi Memorial Hall (simplified Chinese: 墨子纪念馆; traditional Chinese: 墨子紀念館) to commemorate him.[1]
The mayor of Tengzhou is Liu Wenqiang, and the Tengzhou Party Committee Secretary is Shao Shiguan.[2]
Tengzhou has an area of 1,485 square kilometres (573 sq mi),[1] and a population of 1,756,300 as of 2019.[3] As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Tengzhou was 1,553,200.[4]